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W. L. COVE-L. RAILWAY GAR. No. 398,029, jPatented Feb. 19. 1889.

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W. L. OOVEL. v RAILWAY OAR.

No. 398,029. Feb. 19, 1889.

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\VILLIAM LANDON COVEII, OF BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI.

RAILWAY-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,029, dated February 19, 1889.

Application filed September 17, 1888. Serial No. 285,662. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM LANDON COVEL, of Biloxi, Harrison county, State of Mississippi, have invented a new and Improved Railroad-Car, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in railway-cars, in which general term the locomotive may be considered as included; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the end portions of two coupled cars constructed according to my improvement, the overhanging roofs of said cars being broken away. Fig. is a similar view, enlarged, of one of the cars. Fig. 3 is an end view of a car, the steps being lowered in full lines and elevated in dotted lines; and Fig. 4 shows the improvement on a locomotive;

- The cars A, except in the particulars hereinafter specified, maybe of ordinary construction and may be coupled in any suitable manner.

At their ends the cars are provided or formed with surfaces or bearings B, inclined to the direction of motion and extended from side to side of the car. In the construction shown this surface or hearing is formed on the front edge of the platform C, which latter I also form the edge of the roof D at an angle corresponding to surface or bearings B and in line therewith.

At the wide side of the platform I hinge the upper edge of the steps E, so that such steps maybe turned up to form a guard at the side of the platform or down for use as steps, a fastening, F, being provided to secure the step elevated, such fastening being in the construction shown a hook pivoted at one end to the car and adapted at its opposite end to engage the free end of the step when the latter is turned up, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 3.

In hinging the steps a rod, G, is fixed along the wide side of the platform, and the steps end to the steps, as shown, so that the said spring will assist in elevating the steps.

In order that the steps maybe conveniently lifted from the platform, I provide a chain, I, secured at one end to an arm, I, which is fixed to the steps at the lower end of the same, such chain being extended up and secured to the car in convenient reach from the platform, so that the steps may be easily pulled up by one on the platform. I also propose to provide the locomotive, which may be included in the term cars, with an inclined surface or bear ing, as will be understood from Fig. 4:.

It will be seen that my invention seeks to provide means by which two locomotives meeting will be directed off to opposite sides,

instead of contacting forcibly end to end, and by which the cars of the train in case of collision will be prevented from telescoping by being deflected off to one side, the inclines at the meeting ends of the adjoining cars serving to direct the cars alongside of each other, as will be readily understood, thus avoiding the great loss of life and damage to property incident to the telescoping of cars in case of accident.

An important advantage results from eX- tending the angular edge of the platform from side to side, as by reason of such construction the angular faces practically abut, and in the forcing together of the cars the angular faces of the meeting platforms, being close together and coinciding from side to side, insure the proper deflection of the cars and prevent telescoping in even the smallest degree; also, by extending the angular edge from side to side the single guard or rail at the wide side of each of two meeting platforms is all that is required, as will be readily understood from Fig. 1.

hat I claim is- 1. A car or locomotive having at its end a three-sided platform made at its base or side next the car-body of the full width of such body, having one side formed in line with the side of such body, and its other side or edge inclined to the direction of motion and extended from side to side the full width of the car, substantially as set forth.

2. A car having a triangular platform and provided at the wide side thereof with steps adjustably connected with such platform,

4. A car having its end platform and the roof overhanging the same formed with surfaces 0r bearings at an angle inclined to the direction of motion, substantially as set forth. I

5. The cal-having at its end a platform and an overhanging roof formed with angles inclined to the direction of motion, steps hinged to the Wide side edge of the platform, Where byit may be turned up or down, the spring; for assistingin elevating the steps, and-a fast enlng for securing" the steps elevated, all sol stmitially as and for the purposes specified.

WILLIAM 'LANDON (*(HJ'EL.

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FRANK S. HUBBARD, HUI-1R SPENoEn. 

